About the HBCU Program

HRC Foundation’s Historically Black Colleges and Universities (HBCU) Program mobilizes and supports HBCUs in enhancing policies and services that promote excellence in LGBTQ inclusion, equity, and engagement.

HRC Foundation’s Historically Black Colleges and Universities (HBCU) Program mobilizes and supports HBCUs in enhancing policies and services that promote excellence in LGBTQ inclusion, equity, and engagement. We focus on promoting individual competencies and collective action, empowering leaders and stakeholders, and building a network of committed leaders in pursuit of eliminating stigma and enriching the college experience for LGBTQ students and the entire student body.

The HRCF HBCU Program empowers LGBTQ+ HBCU students to be change-agents on their campuses and in their communities.

OUR INITIATIVES

PrEP for Sexual Health
Across the country, we are working with students to increase access to PrEP, an FDA-approved medication which is 99% effective in preventing HIV during sex. Our PrEP ambassadors work to tackle the epidemic at the source to prevent HIV in young people or connect them to care early in their journey of sexual health


Sex Positivity
We are stripping away the shame and getting sex positive to finally build a generation free of HIV and stigma. With the countless attacks on comprehensive sex education in this country and the loss of a generation to the HIV crisis, we must empower students to prioritize their sexual health. Learn more.

Offering Empowerment for Students and Leaders

HBCU PrEP Peer Educators

Across the country, we are working with students to increase access to PrEP, an FDA-approved medication which is 99% effective in preventing HIV during sex. Our PrEP ambassadors work to tackle the epidemic at the source to prevent HIV in young people or connect them to care early in their journey of sexual health.

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Regional HBCU Leadership Summit and National HRC HBCU Leadership Summit

Our leadership development and advocacy training programs that empower LGBTQ HBCU students to act as change-agents on their campuses and in their communities.

HIV & HBCUs

College-age Black Americans are disproportionately affected by HIV. The HBCU Program partners with HBCUs to provide administrators and students with information, strategies, and best practices aimed at significantly reducing student risk on campus.

Sign up for "The Truth"

Each month, the HRC HBCU Project releases a newsletter with the latest and greatest information of what happening in the world of the Human Rights Campaign and HBCU's. We share tons of great opportunities and information for both students and alumni.

ABOUT OUR TEAM

Leslie Hall

Director of the Historically Black Colleges and Universities Program
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Chauna Lawson

Associate Director of the Historically Black Colleges and Universities Program
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Justin Calhoun

Coordinator of the Historically Black Colleges and Universities Program
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Contact the HBCU Program: hbcu@hrc.org

Embrace Your Sexuality

We're building a generation free of HIV and embracing sex positivity with My Body, My Health campaign. Are you in?